“Amman Arab University” Participates in the Arbitration of the “Future Scientists” Initiative, Organized by  Irish Embassy, Crown Prince Foundation and Queen Rania Foundation

“Amman Arab University” Participates in the Arbitration of the “Future Scientists” Initiative, Organized by  Irish Embassy, Crown Prince Foundation and Queen Rania Foundation
 
 Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Culture Haifa Al-Najjar and the Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland in Jordan, Dr. Vincent O'Neill, the “Future Scientists” initiative was announced, which was held at Al Hussein Technical University.
 Coping with the role of Amman Arab University in community service and its support of the pioneers, and fulfilling the University’s mission of entrepreneurship and excellence, AAU participated in the arbitration of the Future Scholars initiative organized by the Irish Embassy and in cooperation with the Crown Prince Foundation under the directives of Prof. Dr.Mohamad Al-Widyan, President of the University. The university was represented in this initiative by the Dean of the College of Aviation Sciences, Dr. Anwar Al-Assaf, among sixteen referees from different universities.
 The Future Scientists Initiative is a new national project, aimed at motivating and rewarding young people who study, apply and benefit from the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology and is based on a true concept that was first launched in Ireland more than 50 years ago, and has since been implemented in Kenya and Tanzania.  It is now established in Jordan and developed through cooperation with the Embassy of Ireland, the Ministry of Education, the Crown Prince Foundation and the Queen Rania Foundation, with the aim of promoting innovation, developing the necessary skills, and encouraging students to use the scientific method in the physical, biological and social sciences outside the classroom.
 In his speech, the founder of the initiative, Professor Scott, indicated that the Society of Future Scholars was established in 1965 in Ireland at a time when most of the Irish people were refugees in many countries, with the aim of working to invest in the capabilities of the Irish people to achieve the social and economic advancement of the Republic of Ireland and its people.
 
 36 projects from twenty schools distributed over five governorates were submitted to the initiative, who competed for three prizes, as follows:
 
 The first prize, worth 5,000 dinars, was won by the X-change project, which aims to provide a better way to communicate with people with hearing disabilities that prevent them from communicating with their environment.
 The second prize, worth 4,000 dinars, was won by the project of recycling cigarette butts in the production of school board “spaces”.
 The third prize, valued at 3,500 dinars, was won by the Smart School project, which aims to enhance the task of taking attendance, by reaching the majority of parents so that they can justify the reason for the students' absence, without using traditional methods such as communication.